Adolescence

Question 1

Adolescence

Answer 1

period between normal onset of puberty and beginning of adulthood

Question 2

Puberty

Answer 2

physical maturing that makes someone capable of reproduction

Question 3

How long has adolescence been discussed for?

Answer 3

40-50 years

Question 4

When did adolescence start?

Answer 4

After Civil War

Question 5

3 Factors of Adolescence

Answer 5

Education
Exclusion of Youth from Labor Force
Development of Judicial System

Question 6

5 Characteristics of Adolescence

Answer 6

Biological Growth and Development
Undefined Status
Increased Decision Making
Increased Pressure
Search for Self

Question 7

Biological Growth and Development

Answer 7

onset of puberty
universal

Question 8

Onset of Puberty

Answer 8

hormonal changes
acne
growth spurt
voice change
sexual characteristics

Question 9

Undefined Status

Answer 9

not a child
not an adult
vague roles and status

Question 10

Increased Pressure

Answer 10

peer pressure is perhaps the greatest
peer vs parents
school

Question 11

Search for Self

Answer 11

establish norms, values, future dreams

Question 12

Anticipatory Socialization

Answer 12

learning rights, obligations, and expectations (roles) of a status in preparing for that status at a future date

Question 13

Societies with no Adolecence

Answer 13

Ndembu in Zambia

Question 14

Puberty Rite

Answer 14

ceremonies that mark the transition from childhood to adulthood
-demonstrations of strength
-filing of teeth
-tattooing of skin

Question 15

Dating

Answer 15

meeting people for romantic engagement
well known in US
not universal
recent
entertainment and amusement

Question 16

Courtship

Answer 16

express purpose of marriage
formal and structured

Question 17

Dating is viewed as

Answer 17

a continuum

Question 18

Dating Continuum

Answer 18

casual dating
steady dating
engagement
marriage
-can stop anytime along continuum

Question 19

Courtships are not

Answer 19

fleixble

Question 20

When did causal dating emerge?

Answer 20

Industrial Revolution

Question 21

Why did casual dating emerge?

Answer 21

people moved to the cities- more freedom and less dependence on parents
free public secondary education (coeducational)
technology- phones, cars, more freedoms
more equality for women
more time for young people and put in situations where they engage with more young people often

Question 22

Willard Waller

Answer 22

Rating and Dating
Penn State University
People of similar social status date- looks, $, car, dancing skills
Character and personality are also taken into account
Homogamy

Question 23

Homogamy

Answer 23

tendency for individuals to marry people who have social characteristics like their own

Question 24

Functions of Dating

Answer 24

Entertainment
Mechanism of socialization- role behaviors
Psychological needs- conversation, companionship, understanding
Attain Status
Spouse Selection

Question 25

Traditional Dating Pattern

Answer 25

Small towns and rural "Merica" Responsibility falls to male Ritualized- know expectations Structured Rules Set Activities Begin Casually

Question 26

Contemporary Dating Pattern

Answer 26

1960s-Present teenagers interact more informally and spontaneous not set stages both male and female initiate dates relationship based on "group"

Question 27

Who's the Exception to dating?

Answer 27

Amish

Question 28

Why are the Amish the exception

Answer 28

They have to be careful who they court since divorces are recognized.

Question 29

3 Main Factors of the Sexual Revolution of the 60s-70s

Answer 29

Birth Control Pill Counter-Revolution Movement Feminist Movement

Question 30

Abstinence

Answer 30

voluntarily not engaging in sex

Question 31

Influences on Teen Sexual Behavior

Answer 31

Family-income level Parents' martial status Religious participation

Question 32

Consequences of Teen Pregnancy

Answer 32

Teen -more likely to be high school drop outs -STD's Baby -lower birth weight -higher % of learning difficulties -higher % of becoming a teen parent

Question 33

Drug

Answer 33

any substance that changes your mood, behavior, or consciousness

Question 34

Consequences of Drug Use

Answer 34

Drug violence Growth of gangs

Question 35

Influences on Drug Use

Answer 35

friends using them having social and academic adjustment issues living in a hostile family setting

Question 36

The disapproval of drugs in on the _________.

Answer 36

Rise

Question 37

Emile Durkheim view on Suicide

Answer 37

variation depends on social integration too high or too low increase rates -too high: feel group is better without them -too low: social disorganization because social norms weaken

Question 38

Social Integration

Answer 38

degree of attachment people have to social groups or society

Question 39

Predictors of Suicide

Answer 39

Alcohol and drug use - low levels of control Trigger events - loss, rejection, family crisis Age Sex - women 3x more likely to attempt, men more likely to succeed Population density - isolation Family Relations - violence, divorce Cluster Effect - peers attempting, copycats